This is one of three versions of marigold, designed by Toshikazu Kawasaki. It makes a nice decoration for Días de los Muertos (Nov 1&2, all saints and all souls days, also known as Days of the Dead).
It is rated high intermediate because of some technical folding steps towards the end that are more for skilled folders. Like many other Kawasaki models, the successful result is quite satisfying.
If you are a friend or a fan of late Janessa Munt, I invite you to offer your folded marigold on the Día de Muertos altar that I have set up at the event.
- I would like to request 18 sheets of orange 10"x10" paper. If there's not enough orange sheets in that size, yellow is ok to add in the mix. I would like to also request 8 sheets of green 10"x10" paper.
The Greatest Dream Origami by Toshikazu Kawasaki (2009, Asahi Press, in Japanese)
10"x10" paper is recommended for folding this model for the first time and will be provided, but 6"x6" paper is doable and more appropriate size of a marigold. The leaf is folded out of 1:4 paper (2"x10" to pair with a flower folded out of 10"x10"/ 1.5"x6" to pair with a flower folded out of 6"x6"). A bone folder is helpful but not required.